(March-April 1938)

DC, 1936 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
A.I. Menin, rec. Nicholson Publishing Co. Inc.
Editing
Vin Sullivan (uncredited)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Creig Flessel (signed)
Inks
Creig Flessel (signed)
Colors
?

Genre
adventure

Better Than Ever! (Table of Contents: 1)

New Adventure Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.7 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Creig Flessel (signed)
Inks
Creig Flessel (signed)
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

credits, title page / 0.3 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

[Sandra's Vacation, Part 3] (Table of Contents: 3)

Sandra of the Secret Service / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Ely (signed)
Inks
Bill Ely (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
Sandra; Michael; Lucille DuPont; Baron Von Schmidt
Synopsis
The Baron turns out to be behind the jewel theft.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Dr. Occult / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Jerry Siegel
Pencils
Joe Shuster
Inks
Joe Shuster
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
What's up now, Captain?
Genre
adventure; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Doctor Occult; Captain Ellsworth; Madame Zora
Synopsis
Occult investigates a spiritualist who turns out to really be possessed by evil.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Sam the Porter / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Russell Cole
Pencils
Russell Cole
Inks
Russell Cole
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
De poets all tell us, Miss Smith...
Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

The Crowell Publishing Co. / advertisement / 0.2 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

cartoon / 0.8 page (report information)

Script
Whitney Ellsworth
Pencils
Whitney Ellsworth
Inks
Whitney Ellsworth
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
She said 'Yes' -- And I'm so happy I feel as though I'm walking on air!
Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Jack Woods / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Ely (signed)
Inks
Bill Ely (signed)
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Jack is again riding south to his native state of Texas...
Genre
western-frontier; detective-mystery
Characters
Jack Woods
Synopsis
Jack is set upon by snipers.

[Episode 20] (Table of Contents: 9)

The Three Musketeers / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Sven Elven
Pencils
Sven Elven
Inks
Sven Elven
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
historical; adventure
Characters
Richelieu; Rochefort

Indexer Notes

red only

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Fun Club / text article / 1.5 pages (report information)

Script
William Steinke
Letters
typeset

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

How to Have Fun! / activity / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

Brad Hardy / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Tom Hickey (signed)
Inks
Tom Hickey (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The long journey of Brad and Kardos drew to a conclusion...
Genre
adventure
Characters
Brad Hardy; Kardos; General Porgo
Synopsis
Brad and Kardos sneak into the General's bedroom.

Indexer Notes

red only

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

Hooves of the Tartar Horde / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson (signed)
Pencils
Alexander Nikitin (signed)
Inks
Alexander Nikitin (signed)
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
In the thirteenth century the forces of Genghis-Khan...
Genre
adventure; historical
Characters
Alan de Beaufort; Helen; Juchi; Subatoi; Chatagai; Inaljuk
Synopsis
The forces of Genghis Kahn capture the city of Otrar in Persia.

Indexer Notes

continued in Warrior #1, published by Blackerby in 1945

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

Spike Spalding / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Vin Sullivan (signed)
Pencils
Vin Sullivan (signed)
Inks
Vin Sullivan (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The ovation and home-welcoming are over...
Genre
adventure
Characters
Spike Spalding; Pincus; Uncle George
Synopsis
The adventures over, Spike resumes a normal existence.

Indexer Notes

last appearance

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

Wing Brady / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Tom Hickey (signed)
Inks
Tom Hickey (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Just as the girl was about to reveal her kidnapper's name...
Genre
adventure; military
Characters
Wing Brady; Hap Hamilton; Frenchy Renard; Omar Khan
Synopsis
Wing forestalls one murder only to be confronted with another.

King Edward I and the Conquest of Scotland (Table of Contents: 16)

The Magic Crystal of History / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Homer Fleming
Inks
Homer Fleming
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction; adventure; historical
Characters
King Edward I; William Wallace; Robert the Bruce

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17)

Buzz Brown / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Creig Flessel (signed)
Pencils
Creig Flessel (signed)
Inks
Creig Flessel (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Buzz Brown is the proverbial 'Peck's Bad Boy'...
Genre
adventure
Characters
Buzz Brown (intro); Sandy MacLean
Synopsis
Buzz gets thrown overboard after trying to stowaway to China and is picked up by Sandy. Then there's a hurricane.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18)

Radio Squad / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Jerry Siegel (signed)
Pencils
Joe Shuster (signed)
Inks
Joe Shuster (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Calling Car K-7! Go to the Ramsey Jewelry Co...
Genre
detective-mystery; crime
Characters
Sandy Kean; Jimmy
Synopsis
Sandy's radio car is sabotaged.

[Yvonne Darling, Part 4] (Table of Contents: 19)

Little Linda / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Whitney Ellsworth
Pencils
Whitney Ellsworth
Inks
Whitney Ellsworth
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
children; adventure
Characters
Linda; Lars Larsen; Yvonne Darling; Ted Reele
Synopsis
Lars rescues Linda and Ted from the waterfall.

Indexer Notes

last appearance

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20)

Johnnie Law / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Ely (signed)
Inks
Bill Ely (signed)
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The entire police force of New York is scouring the city...
Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
Johnnie Law; Donati
Synopsis
Donati is brought to justice.

[Part 18] (Table of Contents: 21)

Pirate Gold / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Sven Elven
Pencils
Sven Elven
Inks
Sven Elven
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
historical
Characters
Captain Dennis; Jeff Roberts; Jean
Synopsis
Captain Dennis and Jeff rescue Jean from the Orientals.

Indexer Notes

red only; last appearance

["Snow White" and Her Friends] (Table of Contents: 22)

Talk About Talkies / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Kathleen Waters (house name)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Characters
Snow White; Jane Withers; Glen Morris

[The Murder of Lord Greystone, Part 5] (Table of Contents: 23)

Mark Marson of the Interplanetary Police / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Tom Hickey (signed)
Inks
Tom Hickey (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Mark Marson; Monty
Synopsis
Mark and Monty question a suspect.

Indexer Notes

red only

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 24)

Radio Squad / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Jerry Siegel (signed)
Pencils
Joe Shuster (signed)
Inks
Joe Shuster (signed)
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Sirens screaming, Radio-Car K-7 tears thru the streets in response to urgent orders!
Genre
detective-mystery; crime
Characters
Sandy Kean; Larry Trent
Synopsis
The boys get a radio call to a robbery that never happened.
Keywords
police

[Alaskan Adventure, Part 15] (Table of Contents: 25)

Bob Merritt / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson
Pencils
Leo O'Mealia (signed)
Inks
Leo O'Mealia (signed)
Letters
?

Genre
adventure; aviation
Characters
Bob Merritt
Synopsis
Bob is shot.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 26)

Hope Hazard / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Alex Lovy
Inks
Alex Lovy
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hope Hazard inherits Fenton Manor from a little known great aunt...
Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
Hope Hazard (intro); Serge Rasoff; Princess Fiesole; Inspector Thomas
Synopsis
Hope Hazard inherits Fenton Manor and immediately gets involved in a diamond smuggling case.

Indexer Notes

Only appearance.

Art credits from Jerry Bails' Who's Who.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 27)

Just for Fun / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Russell Cole
Pencils
Russell Cole
Inks
Russell Cole
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
'Have dinner on us,' said wholesaler Brown...
Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 28)

Johnson Smith & Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Back cover.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. Better Than Ever!
    New Adventure Comics
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
  4. 3. [Sandra's Vacation, Part 3]
    Sandra of the Secret Service
  5. 4. ["What's up now, Captain?"]
    Dr. Occult
  6. 5. ["De poets all tell us, Miss Smith..."]
    Sam the Porter
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    The Crowell Publishing Co.
  8. 7. ["She said 'Yes' -- And I'm so happy I feel as though I'm walking on air!"]
  9. 8. ["Jack is again riding south to his native state of Texas..."]
    Jack Woods
  10. 9. [Episode 20]
    The Three Musketeers
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
    Fun Club
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    How to Have Fun!
  13. 12. ["The long journey of Brad and Kardos drew to a conclusion..."]
    Brad Hardy
  14. 13. ["In the thirteenth century the forces of Genghis-Khan..."]
    Hooves of the Tartar Horde
  15. 14. ["The ovation and home-welcoming are over..."]
    Spike Spalding
  16. 15. ["Just as the girl was about to reveal her kidnapper's name..."]
    Wing Brady
  17. 16. King Edward I and the Conquest of Scotland
    The Magic Crystal of History
  18. 17. ["Buzz Brown is the proverbial 'Peck's Bad Boy'..."]
    Buzz Brown
  19. 18. ["Calling Car K-7! Go to the Ramsey Jewelry Co..."]
    Radio Squad
  20. 19. [Yvonne Darling, Part 4]
    Little Linda
  21. 20. ["The entire police force of New York is scouring the city..."]
    Johnnie Law
  22. 21. [Part 18]
    Pirate Gold
  23. 22. ["Snow White" and Her Friends]
    Talk About Talkies
  24. 23. [The Murder of Lord Greystone, Part 5]
    Mark Marson of the Interplanetary Police
  25. 24. ["Sirens screaming, Radio-Car K-7 tears thru the streets in response to urgent orders!"]
    Radio Squad
  26. 25. [Alaskan Adventure, Part 15]
    Bob Merritt
  27. 26. ["Hope Hazard inherits Fenton Manor from a little known great aunt..."]
    Hope Hazard
  28. 27. ["'Have dinner on us,' said wholesaler Brown..."]
    Just for Fun
  29. 28. [no title indexed]
    Johnson Smith & Co.
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Henry Andrews
  • Peter Croome
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Bob Hughes
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Adam Spector
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore